Tornado record · Original Fujita scale
F2 tornado, Crenshaw County, Alabama, May 18, 1969
RatingF2
Deaths0
Injuries0
Length6.4 mi
Width10 yd
Path
Drawn as a straight line from the recorded start point (31.55, -86.23) to the end point (31.58, -86.13), which is all NOAA's record holds. The real track may have curved.
The record
- Date
- May 18, 1969, 7:30 AM (as recorded, Central Standard Time)
- Rating
- F2
- States
- Alabama
- Counties
- Crenshaw County
- Path
- 6.4 miles long, up to 10 yards wide
- Casualties
- 0 deaths, 0 injuries
Other tornadoes on May 18, 1969
| Date | Rating | State | Path length | Width | Deaths | Injuries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 18, 1969 | F2 | Georgia | 15.9 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1969 | F1 | Florida | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1969 | F1 | Alabama | 0.1 mi | 10 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1969 | F1 | Alabama | 0.5 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1969 | F1 | Georgia | 0.8 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1969 | F1 | South Carolina | 0.1 mi | 50 yd | 0 | 0 |
| May 18, 1969 | F0 | Ohio | 0.1 mi | 17 yd | 0 | 3 |
Tornado history nearby
Source: NOAA Storm Prediction Center severe weather database, 1950 to 2025.